Summary
Higashi-Kanazawa Station (東金沢駅, Higashi-Kanazawa-eki) is a railway station on the IR Ishikawa Railway Line in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator IR Ishikawa Railway.
Higashi-Kanazawa Station 東金沢駅 | |
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 Higashi-Kanazawa Station exterior in November 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 204 Miike-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa-ken 920-0802 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°35′37″N 136°40′11″E / 36.5937°N 136.6697°E |
| Operated by |  IR Ishikawa Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line |
| Distance | 2.6 km from Kanazawa |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 August 1933 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015 | 2849 |
| Location | |
  Higashi-Kanazawa Station Location within Japan | |
Lines edit
Higashi-Kanazawa Station is served by the 17.8 km IR Ishikawa Railway Line between Kanazawa and Kurikara, and lies 2.6 km east of Kanazawa. Through trains to and from the Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line and JR West Nanao Line also operate over this line.
Layout edit
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with and elevated station building located above the platform, with entrances on the east and west sides.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line | for Kanazawa |
| 2 | ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line | for Takaoka and Toyama |
| ■ Nanao Line | for Hakui and Nanao |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR Ishikawa Railway Line | ||||
| Ainokaze Liner: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kanazawa | Local | Morimoto | ||
History edit
The station opened on 1 August 1933. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa, local passenger operations over sections of the Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to different third-sector railway operating companies.[1] From this date, Higashi-Kanazawa Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company IR Ishikawa Railway.
Surrounding area edit
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,849 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ しなの鉄道（株）、えちごトキめき鉄道（株）、あいの風とやま鉄道（株）及びＩＲいしかわ鉄道（株）申請の第一種鉄道事業許可について [Details of railway business approval for Shinano Railway, Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company, Ainokaze Toyama Railway, and IR Ishikawa Railway]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ 駅 別 運 輸 実 績 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ishikawa Prefectural Government. 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
External links edit
- IR Ishikawa Railway station information (in Japanese)